Sofa and chair bed.



W. S. MORRIS.

SOFA AND CHAIR BED.

12111011131011 FILED JUNE 22, 1911.

Patented May 5, 1914.

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SOFA AND CHAIR BED.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22, 1911.

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W. S. MORRIS. SOFA AND CHAIR BED. Arrmonzon FILED JUNE 22, 191;.

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WINFIELD S. IQIQRBIS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 5, 191%.

1911. Serial No. 6345,798-

T0 (qZZ w/zom it may colic-om Be it known that I, Wiminno S. Monms, a. citizen of the United States, and a. resident of New York oily, York and State of New York. have il'iven'ted certain new and useful Improvements in Sofa and \Choir Beds, of which the following is a specification.

. he invention relslcs am hair beds and and consists in the novel features on inbinotions of ports hereinafter described, and particulurly pointed ow: in the claims.

The object ofthe invention is to provide a novel and elfioiei :3 or chair-bed con- SL'lUChlOl'l which his o node to produce a had of adequate leo oli onvenieiu'ly folded with the incl in position on the spring or bed seotichs into the space offord'ed by the sofa or ch'airlrcme to, convcrt the article into a sofa or chain.

The structure embodying my invention comprises 3, solo or chair frame acid a, bed frame capable of being folded within and concealed by the sol-u or ch frame or extended therefrom to come ute a bed of adequate length. r The bed portion of article will preferably comprise a supporting frame deiachahlc entirely, if desired, froiil ihe sofa. or chair iirame and four had s: a. head section which may be concealed "within the hack of the sofa or chair and the other three being hinged to one another in series and foldable Within the sofa or chair friniie and having the Ina-in Spring for thenmtl ress secured thereto.

The invention will be fully understood from the detailed description hefeinuftcr presented, reference being lied to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figured Isa pe live view of chair or embodying my invention, the coder uc'tion being shown us "folded hill) the ob sole frame 5;. for cl'czu'ness of "ll'uslrz'zt'ion, omiri'ed; l 2 is side elevation, porily hrolzen away and partly in section, of a portion of the some, the bed-consLruction being illustrated in its outwardly extended posifiiou by y dotted lines; Fig. 31s a perspective view sho .ving ille hed- Construction complete and in its outwardly extended position to constitute a bed; Fig.

' is a top View of the some with the chair or aOfzl-fifzllflfi in horizoutz l scciion on a line in the county of New.

bed-construction of id lines and in. o

slighlly above the bed-frame members; Fi 5 1s a, vertical longitudinal section of the some on the doted line 5--5 of Fig. 4; and Fig. 6 is a substantially corresponding View, with the bed construction shown as folded into the chair or sofa firs-me to the position illustrated in Fig. 1.

The oriiicle of furniture presented herein comprises two related main parts, towit: a chair or sofa frame and a fclda-lole bed of novel construction adopted thereto and which may be withdrawn entirely therefrom whendesired.

The chair or sofa frame comprises sides or ends 16 and o cushioned back 11 which preferably inclines dowi'iwsrdly and forwardly and leaves a space behind the lower port-ion of same, shown. in Figs. 5 and 6. The sides or ends 10 areshown as solid and in their main part as of less height than the back 11, but these features of the c'ons ruction may be aried at will, since it is commonly known that it is also usual to have the sides or ends 10 and back 11 of the same height and also to have said sides or ends of open or bar construction in their upper portions. The general style of the chair or sofa frame will vary with ihe taste or inclination of the manufacturer.

The chair or sols. frame snugly recoil. between its sides or ends 10 the bed-fran and is equipped with certain features adapt ing it thereto, these being the vertical leaves 12 hinged to the from; edges of said parts 10 and the downwardly and forwardly inclined bars 13 projecting laterally toward each other from the inner sides of the rear edges said parts 10. When the becl-frameis folded Within the chair or-sofo frame, the leaves 12 will be turned to their transverse position shown in Fig. l, inwhichposition they afi'ord a finish to he front of the urticle and conceal the vertical edges of the parts carried by the lied-frame, and when the bod-"inure is to be extended said leaves will lo; foldcd'outwurdly against the outer faces of the-sides or ends 310, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, so as to be out of the Way of the'bed-fraine.

'lhe burs 1.3 serve us tracks for a real hinged seeiion ll of the bed-frame and to turn and guidescid section upwardly when the other portions of said frame are folded and the frame as a Whole pushed into the chair or sofa frame, as will he understood on reference to Figs. the chair or sofa 5 and ll. The front of frzuue is also aff rded finishing front rail 15. which may have a plain cabinet lllllvdl or he upholstered as may he desired and is carried by the bed-frame.

'l hi chair or sol'a frame may be made of wood, while the general bed-frame parts vwill preferably be made of metal.

The lJtHhlilllille or bed-member of'the article of furniture comprises two rectangular side frames 16 affording top rails 1i and legs 15 the aforesaid rear or head bed sec tion l-i hinged to the rear 18 and three main bed-sections 19, 20, 21 hinged to one another iuseries (at 22, The sections 19, 2t}, 21 will preferably be of iron and present an open frame to properly receive the spring 9+ for the mattress 2.3. The hinged head section Ll will also be in the forinof an open iron frame upon which aspring 26 will be secured to support a head mattress section 521', the latter by preference being fastened on said spring so as to remain in lined relation thereto during the folding and unfolding" of the bed. The mattress 25 will, also preferably be fastened on the spring 24.

The head-section 1-11 is provided at its outer (.iil'lltli's with rollers 28 to engage the aforesaid bars 13, and said-tection in the opcmposilion of the bed is held in an upwardly and rearwardly inclined position by means of bars 20 pivotally secured at their upper ends thereto and at their lower ends carrying pivoted shoes 30 slidably held in vertical guides formed by the rear legs 18 and bars 31 secured at their lower ends thereto and at said ends serving as stops to arrest the shoes 30 and thereby enable the bars 25) to support the section '14-. in its dcsined inclined position.

The bed-section 20 is pivotally mounted upon a transverse rod 32 extending between and connecting the front legs 18, and said section 520 is adapted when the bed is e73.- tended, to lie horizontally, as shown in Fig". 5, supported on said rod 32, and, when the bed folded, to stand vertically within the .coniinos of the frames 16, as shown in Fig.

6. The s tion 29 is formed with side bars or plates on preferably of triangular outline apertured at thci r apices to receive and form bearings to engage the rod 3:2, and said bars or plates 31 support the lo rails of the bed-section 20 suitably above the rod" 32 when the device is in. use as a bed and hold l the same inwardly within the frames 16 when the bed-portions are folded and the device is to be used as a chair or sofa. The rod 32 is about in line with the verticaljc enter of the section 20 when the latter is considcrcd as in its horizontal pdsit-ion, and

hence when the section 20 is turned into its vertical position about one-half of the tion extends below and lhdothcr half above the horizontal plane of the rod 32. The bars or plates 233 a re connected by rods 34, 35 which stilien and strengthen the section 520.

W oon ice 30 secured to the frames 16 and arrest the CCllUll .20 in its horizontal position.

The bars or plates 33 have secured to them angle-bars 13b to which the front rail 15 is secured and whose position is varied in accurdance with the position of the bed sec tion 20, said front rail standing vertically, as shown in Figs. 1 and 6 when the article is to be used as a chair or sofa and extending horizontally out of the way, as shown in Figs. '2 and 5, when the bed sections are extended for use as a bed.

The outer section 19 of the bed has side rails and an outer end rail and said side rails have secured to them angle plates 37 which when said section 19 is folded/winwardly', as shown in Figs. 1 and 6, rest on the top-rails 17 of the side frames 16 and support said section 19 in a horiz oiital p0,.-

sition. The outer end rail of the bed-sec-.

tion 19 is provided with folclable legs 38, of a character common in this art, for supporting the outer or foot "end ofthe section 191,

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mgportions serve during the'unfolding of the bed as levers for turning the section 20 to its horizontal position, asthereinafter ex- 1 plained. The bed-section 19,": adjacent to its connection with the middle section 20, has

pivotally secured .to its side rails a supplemental frame 39 comprising two shortside bars, an outer end bar and a section of bedspring 40. The frame 39 hangs idl clownwardly Whenthe bed is extended, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5.1mm when the bed is folded into the chair or sofa-frame saidframe 39 lies horizontally, along the front edge of what is then the seat and bridges the space between the then upper ends of the plates 33 and the liPPQF'BdgG of the front rail 15, as shown in 51g. 6, and very much improves the durability andcomfort of the chair or sofa scat, said frame 39 affording a rigid support along; the front edge portion of said seat for any cushion that may be placed thereon or any weight that might be imposed on such cushion. The inner bed-section 2151s hinged at its front. edge, M323, to the middle section 20 and at its rear edges, rests upon, when horizontal, a rear transverse bar 41 extending between the rear legs 18, as shown in Fig. 5. In, the folded condition of the bed the rear side edges of the bed-section 21 rest upon the downwardly and forwardly inclined guide-bars 42, as show n'in Fig. 6, said. bars 42 at their upper ends merging into the transverse bar 41.

one means provided at present for main iaining the middle section in a horizontal position when the bed is extended for use, are the pins43 and tending transversely of the top rails 17 of the frames 16 and said hooks preferablybeing concealed within flat sleeves '36 extending downwardly top rails. The hooks 4A are of bar form and pivotally mounted upon the outer ends of the rod connecting the plates 33 of the m dl bed section 20, and hence said hooks we a movement with said section 20, said :tion when being turned to its horizontal po 'tion shown in Figs. 2 and 5, moving said hooks upwardly through the sleeves 36 to engage "the pins 43 and drawing said hooks downwardly along said sleeves I 36 when turned upwardly toward its vertical position. The hooks 44 may operate by gravity to engage the pins 43, but preferably I will provide within the sleeves 36 leaf springs 6 flexed against the hooks and normally pressing them in a direction toward the pins The pins 43 and hooks 44 hold the inner end the middle section 20 in its upper or horizontal position and prevent the folding down of the bed members at the hinges except when the hooks 4-4; are detached fi'om the pins As convenient means for withr irawing the books 44 from the pins 43when it is desired to fold thebed sections within the chair or sofa'frame, I provide flexible connections 4-7 of piano wire or other suitable material, secured to the bed section 19 and the hooks 44 and extending through the front legs 18, as shown in Fig. 2. When it is desired to fold the bed sections, the outer section 19 is first turned upwardly, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2, and this movement of said section has the effect of drawing on the flexible, connections 47 and thereby pulling the hooks 44 from the pins- 1-3 or to the position indicated in Fig. 2 by ower ends of the sleeves 36 and c0- therewith as stops 'to prevent the incly beyond its proper horizontal po- 21 and its front end from folding down-' rd v on the hinges 22, wltb the-result that d portions of the rod 35 pass into thev hooks 44, said pins ex l and forwardly from said ,19 byreceiv1-ng upon their upper edges the frames dotted lines, and thereupon the inner end of? lower end of the then d of the bed member 20 from turning I the inner end of the bed Section 19 is also held in its horizontal position. The hooks 44: may be manually operated, if preferred, but I prefer to arrange for their automatic operation, in the manner described, or in any other manner which might be deemed desirable.

There are various connections knownto me for operating the hooks 44 by a movement of'the bed section 19, and hence I- do not limit my invention to the employment of the piano wire flexible connections 47.

f we assume that the bed is in its extended position shown in Fig. ,5, and it is desired to close the same, the attendant will raise the bed section 19 from its foot edge and fold the legs 28v against the end rail'of said section, and thereupon said section 19 willhe turned over inwardly between the side frames 16, which 'willsupport said section angle plates 37 carried by said section, as shown in Figs. and 6. ;The turning inwardly of the bed section 19 upon the-side 16 results in the bed section 20 turn-' ing inwardly on t is rod 32 to a vertical position between the side frames 16, and in the. bed secti'onQl being drawn downwardly to an incligied position extending from the vertical b'ed member 20 to the guides 42, which iii the folded conditionof the bed support the inner end of the section '21, as shown in Fi 6. The folding inwardly of the bed section 19 also 7 results in the supplemental frame 39 being carried upwardly ,to a horizontal position at the then 'upperside of said section 19, while. the turning inwardly and downwardly to a vertical position of the bed section 20 results in the foot rail 15 being turned outwardly to a vertical position,lWith its upper edge in line with the lower edge of the supplemental frame 39 and its lower edge in a, recess 48 'in a transverse bar ,9 extending between-the front legs 1816f th, side fi-cnes 16.; lhe1bed i sections 19, 20, 21 having thus been "folded; between the side frames 16, the latter, with the entire bed st-ructure, is pushed inwardlyv between the sides 10 of the chair or sofa frame, and this has the effect of causing the rollers 28 carried bythe head section 14 to ride upwardly on the inclined track bars 13 and in turning said section ltinto substanlly a vertical position partly behind the back 11 of the chair or sofa, as shown in Fig. 6, the entire bed structure then being con fined within the limits of the chair or sofa frame and said frame being completed across its lower front portion by the rail 15 and bar 49. After the bed structure has been on tirely confined within the chair or sofa 125 frame, the hinged leaves "I2 will be turned from their position-indicated in Fig. 4 to in Fig. 1, thereby concealingthe per or exposed section of the folded bed will of course, be placetil a suitable cushion or other covering enabling;- the article to be employed as a chair or aot'a. The bed may readily be opened for use, the closing actions licrcinhei'ore described occurring in the reverse ordein An in'ipmftaim tteaturc oi my invention that in'the construction pre -cnted I am onabled to obtain a lied of full length and also fold it within thc'eoniint-s pcr nittod by a chair or sofa, and a further important actfOlllPliHlllllt'llt ot' nrr inrentimi. is that the mattress may remain on the spring 2i during the toldiug of the bed and that a very connnozlious space, shown in Fig. 6, is left betwe n the folded mattress to afford room to receive thc'pillows, bed coverings or the like. The middle .hcd section 20 is of considc able length, and hence the mattress 25 is not sharply folded, but folded on a triangular outline,.allowing adequate room between the folded portions for the bed covering and. the like.

What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

1. A chair or sofa bed comprising a main exterior frame having sides anda backinci'nber, and a movable toldable bed adapted to be confined within said exterior frame or extended therefrom. for use a bed and comprising independent side supporting frames withdrmvablc from said main exterior frame, a headsection hinged to said frames and adapted to be turned up into a substantially vertical position behind said back-member" three hinged-together mattress supporting sections the middle one of which is pivotaliy mounted in said side frames so to lie horizontally or stand ver-- tically, means for maintaining said hingedtogether sections in their openhorizontal position and means for sup iiorting' the outer two of said sections from said side frames when the bed is folded; substantially as set forth.

A chair or sofa bed comprising a main exterior t'ranie having" sides and, a hack-memher, and a movable toldable bed adapted to be coniincd within said exterior frame or extended tl'ieretroni for use as a bed and comprising side supporting frames, a head-- section hing-ed to said frames and adapted to be turned up 'ardly behind said backniernher three hinged-together mattress supper-tin sections the middle {one of which is pivotally'mounted in said sidefranies so horizontally or stand verticai for maintaining said hingei'l-to tions in their open horizontal pa and means {or supporting raid sect froro said side trainee n the bed 1? t "ed, said-headsection henoc -ripped i means for supporting; it iupwarc .tlitCllIiQd pooitron means for supporting the outer t,

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independently of said exterior said exterior frame having dew forwardly inclined members said head-section into sub 7 tical position behind said back-member a the bed is pushed inwardly into :tra'ine; substantially as set forth.

3. A chair or soiia bed comprising main exterior frame having sides and h e member, and a movable toldablc bed to bc confined within said e extended therefrom for us comprising side supporting section hinged to said trainee a be turned upwardly behind said belt, three hinged-together inattres in sections the middle one of wine x otally mounted in said side-frames as lie horizontally. or' stand vertically means for maintaining said hinged-tr ther :3 tions in their open horizontal position and means for supporting the outer two said sections from said side frames when the bed is folded, said head-seetion being equip ed with means for supporting it in. an wardly inclined position inde g iendently said exterior frame and provid d at its 0 corners with rollers, and said exterior "fr havin downwardly and forwardly in bars 13) to be engaged by said rollers a for directing said hcadsection into a. schstantially vertical position behind said. bat member when the bed is pushed ardly into said frame; substantially set iorth.

l. Achair or sofa bed comprising a main exterior frame havingsides and b member, and a movable foldabic bed. "d n d to be confined within said exterior extended therefrom a rc comprising side supporting frames, :1 heat section hinged to said frames and ad pted. to be tur red upwardly behind. but her, three hingodtogether mattress so ing sections the middle one oi? which if otally mounted in said side-trainee so lie horizontally or stand i e-ideally" for maintaining said hinged-to tions in their open horinoi'ii'el sections from said side trainee when 3 is" folded; said exterior frame havi'o wardly and forwardly in ted directing said headsectioi' on behin r member when the ,d is pushed f ame, combined with meant said head-section in i when the bed is exten pivoted to said llGdti-GQC? ing shoes (30) at their lower i (31) secured to the sai therewith affording gu and stops to arrest any n; oi; substantially as set A chair or sofa bed iii-e H exterior frame having aback, sides and hinged vertical leaves atthe front edges of said sides to be turned transversely for partly closing the opening between said sides .or outwardly to expose said opening, and a bed adapted to be confined within said exterior frame or extended therefrom and comprising foldable bed-sections a middle one of which is pivotally mounted to lie horizontally or stand vertically, and a front rail (15) for the chain on sofa carried by said middle section, whereby -when the bed is extended said rail turned downwardly and when said bed is folded said rail is moved to its vertical position across the chair or sofa and may have its end edges concealed by said leaves; substantially as setforth.

' 6. it chair or sofa bed comprising a main exterior'frame having a back, sides and hinged vertical leaves at the frontedges of said sides to be turned transversely for partly closing the opening between said sides or outwardly to expose said opening, and a foldable bed adapted to be confined within said exterior frame or extended therefrom and comprising side frames, a front transverse bar (49) for said exterior frame secured to said side frames, foldahle bed sections supported from said side frames and a middle. one of which is pivotally mounted to lie; horizontally or stand vertically, and a front rail (15) forthc chair or sofa carried by said middle seetiomwhereby when the bed "is extended said rail is turned downwardly and when said bed isfolded said railv is moved to its vertical position across the chair or sofa and may have its end edges concealed by said leaves, whichalso conceal the ends of said side frames; substantially-as set forth.

.7. An exterior chair or sofa frame or the like and a bed adapted to, be conlined therein or extended-therefrom comprising foldable bed sections a middle one of which is pivotally mounted to lie horizontally or stand vertically, and a supplemental frame (39) carried by one of said sections to lie horizontally when the bed is folded, along the front edge of what is then the seat frame; substantially as set forth.

1 '8. An exterior chair or sofa frame or the like and a bed adapted to be confined there in or extended therefrom Comprising hinged-to ether foldable bed-sections a mid dle one 0 which 18 pivotally mounted to lie horizontally or stand vertically and the outer one of winch has its side rails extended to pass below the side rails of said middle section, and a supplemental frame (39) carried by said outer section to be its side rails when, the bed is folded and extendalong the front edge of what is then the seat-frame; substantially as set forth.

9. An exterior chair or sofa frame or the like and a bed adapted to be confined therein or extended therefrom and comprising movable side frames, a foldable head-sec lion secured ,to one end thereof, threehinged-together mattress supporting sec-,

terior fame to be turned inwardly for sides or outwardly to expose said opening, and front rail (15) for said exterior frame carried by saidmiddle section, whereby when the bed is extended said rail is turned downwardly and when said bed is folded said rail is moved to its vertical position .ing sections and in addition a head section adapted to stand in a substantially vertical position behind said back-member when the article is in use as a sofa or chair and to lie in a substantially horizontal position when the. article is inuse as a bed.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 20th day of June A. D. 1911.-

lVINFIELD S. MORRIS. JVitnesses i'iirrriuirhhizlolv,

Orr-As. C. GILL.

6o horizontally supported on the extension of 1 80 partly closing the opening between said 

